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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 1. (ed. Frank Moore)

of State and the Commissioners from the Confederate States:-- Messrs. Forsyth and Crawford to . Wm. H. Seward, Secretary of State of the United States: Sir :--The undersigned have been duly nown, through you, to the President of the United States, the objects of their presence in this Capntions of their people, withdrawn from the United States and reassumed the attributes of sovereign ve formed a government of their own. The Confederate States constitute an independent nation, de facnstructed to make to the government of the United States overtures for the opening of negotiations,t they may present to the President of the United States the credentials which they bear and the obough conventions of their people, from the United States, re-assumed the attributes of sovereign po an Inaugural Address to the people of the United States. The Secretary of State respectfully submon or in any way admit that the socalled Confederate States constitute a foreign Power, with whom di[13 more...]

e honor in obedience to the instructions of their government, to request you to appoint as early a day as possible, in order that they may present to the President of the United States the credentials which they bear and the objects of the mission with which they al charged. We are, very respectfully, Your obedient servants, John Forsyth, Martin J. Crawford. The reply of Mr. Seward: memorandum. Department of State, Washington, March 15, 1861. Mr. John Forsyth, of the State of Alabama, and Mr. Martin J. Crawford, of the State of Georgia, on the 11th inst., through the kind offices of a distinguished Senator, submitted to the Secretary of State their desire for an unofficial interview. This request was, on the 12th inst., upon exclusively public consideration, respectfully declined. On the 13th inst., while the Secretary was preoccupied, Mr. A. D. Banks, of Virginia, called at this Department, and was received by the Assistant Secretary, to whom he delivered a sea

ernment, to request you to appoint as early a day as possible, in order that they may present to the President of the United States the credentials which they bear and the objects of the mission with which they al charged. We are, very respectfully, Your obedient servants, John Forsyth, Martin J. Crawford. The reply of Mr. Seward: memorandum. Department of State, Washington, March 15, 1861. Mr. John Forsyth, of the State of Alabama, and Mr. Martin J. Crawford, of the State of Georgia, on the 11th inst., through the kind offices of a distinguished Senator, submitted to the Secretary of State their desire for an unofficial interview. This request was, on the 12th inst., upon exclusively public consideration, respectfully declined. On the 13th inst., while the Secretary was preoccupied, Mr. A. D. Banks, of Virginia, called at this Department, and was received by the Assistant Secretary, to whom he delivered a sealed communication, which he had been charged by Messr

Doc. 47.--correspondence between Mr. Seward and the Confederate Commissioners. The following is the correspondence between the Secretary of State and the Commissioners from the Confederate States:-- Messrs. Forsyth and Crawford to Mr. Seward, opening negotiation and stating the case. Washington city, March 12, 1861. Hon. Wm. H. Seward, Secretary of State of the United States: Sir :--The undersigned have been duly accredited by the government of the Confederate States of America as Commissioners to the government of the United States, and in pursuance of their instructions have now the honor to acquaint you with that fact, and to make known, through you, to the President of the United States, the objects of their presence in this Capital. Seven States of the late federal Union having, in the exercise of the inherent right of every free people to change or reform their political institutions, and through conventions of their people, withdrawn from the United States and

Doc. 47.--correspondence between Mr. Seward and the Confederate Commissioners. The following is the correspondence between the Secretary of State and the Commissioners from the Confederate States:-- Messrs. Forsyth and Crawford to Mr. Seward, opening negotiation and stating the case. Washington city, March 12, 1861. Hon. Wm. H. Seward, Secretary of State of the United States: Sir :--The undersigned have been duly accredited by the government of the Confederate States of America asMr. Seward, opening negotiation and stating the case. Washington city, March 12, 1861. Hon. Wm. H. Seward, Secretary of State of the United States: Sir :--The undersigned have been duly accredited by the government of the Confederate States of America as Commissioners to the government of the United States, and in pursuance of their instructions have now the honor to acquaint you with that fact, and to make known, through you, to the President of the United States, the objects of their presence in this Capital. Seven States of the late federal Union having, in the exercise of the inherent right of every free people to change or reform their political institutions, and through conventions of their people, withdrawn from the United States and

Doc. 47.--correspondence between Mr. Seward and the Confederate Commissioners. The following is the correspondence between the Secretary of State and the Commissioners from the Confederate States:-- Messrs. Forsyth and Crawford to Mr. Seward, opening negotiation and stating the case. Washington city, March 12, 1861. Hon. Wm. H. Seward, Secretary of State of the United States: Sir :--The undersigned have been duly accredited by the government of the Confederate States of America as Commissioners to the government of the United States, and in pursuance of their instructions have now the honor to acquaint you with that fact, and to make known, through you, to the President of the United States, the objects of their presence in this Capital. Seven States of the late federal Union having, in the exercise of the inherent right of every free people to change or reform their political institutions, and through conventions of their people, withdrawn from the United States and

ly of Mr. Seward: memorandum. Department of State, Washington, March 15, 1861. Mr. John Forsyth, of the State of Alabama, and Mr. Martin J. Crawford, of the State of Georgia, on the 11th inst., through the kind offices of a distinguished Senator, submitted to the Secretary of State their desire for an unofficial interview. This request was, on the 12th inst., upon exclusively public consideration, respectfully declined. On the 13th inst., while the Secretary was preoccupied, Mr. A. D. Banks, of Virginia, called at this Department, and was received by the Assistant Secretary, to whom he delivered a sealed communication, which he had been charged by Messrs. Forsyth and Crawford to present the Secretary in person. In that communication Messrs. Forsyth and Crawford inform the Secretary of State that they have been duly accredited by the Government of the Confederate States of America as Commissioners to the government of the United States, and they set forth the objects of

oners from the Confederate States:-- Messrs. Forsyth and Crawford to Mr. Seward, opening negot of State, Washington, March 15, 1861. Mr. John Forsyth, of the State of Alabama, and Mr. Martin mmunication, which he had been charged by Messrs. Forsyth and Crawford to present the Secretary in person. In that communication Messrs. Forsyth and Crawford inform the Secretary of State that thed with all the means of self-support. Messrs. Forsyth and Crawford, in their aforesaid communicerates. After making these statements, Messrs. Forsyth and Crawford close their communication, ae Secretary of State, therefore, avows to Messrs. Forsyth and Crawford that he looks patiently but r declining to comply with the request of Messrs. Forsyth and Crawford. On the 4th of March instctfully submits a copy of this address to Messrs. Forsyth and Crawford. A simple reference to it, is unable to comply with the request of Messrs. Forsyth and Crawford, to appoint a day on which t[6 more...]

following is the correspondence between the Secretary of State and the Commissioners from the Confederate States:-- Messrs. Forsyth and Crawford to Mr. Seward, opening negotiation and stating the case. Washington city, March 12, 1861. Hon. Wm. H. Seward, Secretary of State of the United States: Sir :--The undersigned have been duly accredited by the government of the Confederate States of America as Commissioners to the government of the United States, and in pursuance of their instructesent to the President of the United States the credentials which they bear and the objects of the mission with which they al charged. We are, very respectfully, Your obedient servants, John Forsyth, Martin J. Crawford. The reply of Mr. Seward: memorandum. Department of State, Washington, March 15, 1861. Mr. John Forsyth, of the State of Alabama, and Mr. Martin J. Crawford, of the State of Georgia, on the 11th inst., through the kind offices of a distinguished Senator, submit

onfederate States:-- Messrs. Forsyth and Crawford to Mr. Seward, opening negotiation and statin Forsyth, of the State of Alabama, and Mr. Martin J. Crawford, of the State of Georgia, on the 11th In that communication Messrs. Forsyth and Crawford inform the Secretary of State that they have means of self-support. Messrs. Forsyth and Crawford, in their aforesaid communication, thereupon making these statements, Messrs. Forsyth and Crawford close their communication, as they say, in obich they are presented by Messrs. Forsyth and Crawford. He sees in them, not a rightful and accompla copy of this address to Messrs. Forsyth and Crawford. A simple reference to it will be sufficien the manner described by Messrs. Forsyth and Crawford, or in any other manner than with the consenthe is obliged to state to Messrs. Forsyth and Crawford that he has no authority nor is he at libertyespect and candor towards Messrs. Forsyth and Crawford, and that portion of the Union, in whose name[6 more...]